KATE BENTLEY MSN, FNP-C

• Maximized efficiency, keeping supplies and records well-organized for expected needs.
• Resolved or reduced patient symptoms with intramuscular, intravenous and oral medicines.
• Delivered evidence-based, cost-effective care to every patient based on extensive experience in hospice and home care.
• Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.

Plymouth Bay Orthopedics

Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital Plymouth OR

Briarpatch Pediatrics

AMAC Neurology

Charlton Memorial & Tobey Hospital ED

SMG Internal Medicine Middleboro

• Contributed to team efficiency, optimal patient flow, and accuracy in treatments by maintaining detailed records.
• Patient education to improve lifestyle choices, dramatically reducing chance of symptom reoccurrence.
• Effectively prioritized assignments, executing care based on each patient's condition and delegating tasks to available personnel deliver safe and efficient care.
• Observed and reported patient condition, progress and response to medications to accurately document updates.
• Stabilized patients during emergencies and rapid decline.

• Determined individual home care needs by completing detailed assessments and reviewing documentation.
• Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, procedures and protocols to optimize performance and safety.
• Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
• Managed quality care for patients with varied conditions, including heart failure, end-stage renal disease and coronary artery disease.
• Delivered oral medications, intramuscular injections and IV fluids to mitigate or resolve patient symptoms.